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No. 488,889. Patented Deo. 2151892.

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ELECTRIC CIGAR-LIGHTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 488,889, dated December27, 1892. l

Application led J' une 27, 1892.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWARD T. GUTBERLET and WILLIAM R. ISARD, of thecity of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Electric Cigar-Lighters, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

Ourinvention relates to improvements in an electric cigar lighter, andconsists in the utilization of electric currents in a suitable devicefor the ignition of an iniiammable liquid by the breaking or making ofthe currents as will be more fully hereinafter described and designatedin the claims.

The object of our invention is to improve upon the electric cigarlighters now in use, and to construct a device which is readilyattachable to any current of high voltage, and which does away with theuse of batteries and an exciter.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan View of our invention, andFig. 2 is a vertical section view showing the method of distribution ofthe current.

In the drawings: 1 indicates the statue of a woman supporting a suitablegure 2 to which a lamp socket 3, and a lamp 4 therein, are secured.Between said ligure 2 and the socket 3 is an insulation block 5 whichprevents the short circuiting of the current from the statue 1 into thesocket 3. The statue 1 is made of any metal which is a good conductor ofelectricity, and is mounted upon a base 6 and insulated therefrom by astrip of Vulcanite or other insulation 7. Secured in the base are anumber of dip-holders 8 which extend above the upper side of the base adistance in accordance with the length of the dips 9 used. Thedip-holders 8 are preferably of round metal tubing, and extenddownwardly to the base into what we term an equalizing chamber 10. Bythe use of this expression we mean that when the inflammable liquid ispoured into one of the dipholders Sit passes downward into said chamber10, and seeks its level in the other dipholders, and consequently doesaway with the filling of each separate dip-holder. The dips 9 consist ofa handle 11 preferably made from Some insulating material, and hassecured Serial No. 438,107. (No model.)

therein a metal shank 12 in the free' end of which are secured anumberof tine metal filaments 13 which constitute a brush. The handle isprovided with a perforation 14 through which the wire leading to the dippasses, and the proper connection is made with the shank 12 therein.

The socket and lamp used are of the ordinary design and constructionused in electrical work except in that the socket has a speciallyconstructed key for the turning off and on of the current. Said key 15is made with a very long shank in order that it may project beyond awire-screen or netting 16 which surrounds the lamp and socket, and isadapted to protect same from breaking and also to keep the iniiamlnableliquid upon the dip from soiling the lamp. Said Wire netting 16 iselectrically connected with the statue 1, and forms an additionalcontact surface for the operation. of the device.

The statue 1, the upright supporting figure 2, and the netting 16 formwhat we term a contact piece, and in the method of connections shown inthe accompanying illustrations we designate the dips 9 as circuitclosing dips. The statue 1, the supporting figure'2, and the base 6 areall madein the form of a shell leaving the interior a hollow space.

We will now proceed to describe the manner in which the circuitconnections are made as shown iu Fig. 2 of the drawings. Theintroduction of the current into the cigar-lighter is primarily madethrough a plug 17, the base of which may be of any construction to fitinto the socket in which it is to be inserted in place of the lamp. Twoinsulated wires 18 and 19 lead therefrom to their proper contactconnections in a fuse-block 20. The fuseblock 2O is of the usual designmade use of in electrical construction, and therefore, we need notdescribe its details. wire 18 and the connections made thereto. Startingfrom its connection on the fuse-block it passes upward through anopening 2l through the base 6 and insulation 7, and its properconnection is'made to one of the binding posts in the socket 3. Thecurrent passes through the lamp by reason of its contact in the socket3, and the wire is attached to the other binding post of the socket, andthence passes downward into the base 6 where branch We will first tracethe Y IOO connections such as `are made to the dips 9. Although only twodips have been shown in the accompanying drawings, any number may beused without materially effecting the original idea and function of ourinvention and the connections to said dips are similarly made. The wire19 from its connection upon the fuse-block 2O passes through a groove 28in the insulating plate 7 and is suitably fastened to a contact piece 24upon the inside of the statue 1. Thus it will seen that thelamp 4 isconnected into the circuit as resistance, and that a complete circuit isnot formed, and the filament of said lamp 4 does not become incandescentexcept by the contact between one ofthe dips 9 and the statue 1 or thewire netting 16, which constitute the contact terminal of one pole ofthe current while the dip 9 constitutes the contact terminal of theother pole. As is well known the sudden making or breaking of a circuitby means of the contact or separation of its terminals produces a spark.Therefore, the inflammable liquid upon the end of the dip 9 is ignitedby this spark when the dip is brought in contact with the statue l orthe wire-netting 16. The liquid used is preferably alcohol and is pickedup and held by the fine filaments 13 upon the end ofthe dip 9, andconsequently is instantly7 ignited when the circuit is closed. Thenetting 16 is preferably made in two sections so that the top sectioncan be displaced in order that the lamp may be removed or cleaned.

Having stated the object and described the parts in detail, of ourinvention, We will now proceed with its operation. A gentleman wishingto light a cigar lifts the dip 9 with the iniiammable liquid thereon outof the dipholder 8, and brings the brush 13 in a sudden sweeping contactwith the statue 1 or netting 16, and by reason of the spark produced bysaid contact the alcohol is ignited and a light for the cigar isfurnished. While the dip 9 is in contact with the statue 1 or netting 16the lamp is incandescent, but when the circuit is broken the lamp isconsequently in its normal state. After the light has been applied tothe cigar, the dip is replaced in the holder and is then ready forfurther use.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim is,

1. In an electric cigar lighter, the combination, with a stand orupright, a contact brush or brushes, and electrical conductorscommunicating respectively with the stand or upright and the brush orbrushes, of a lamp carried by the stand or upright and insulatedtherefrom, said lamp being in series with the brush conductor, and awire netting inclosing the lamp and in electrical connection with thestand or upright; substantially as and for the purpose set forth. l

2. In an electric cigar lighter, thc combination, with a stand orupright l, a contact brush or brushes 9, a lamp 4: carried by the standor upright and insulated therefrom, and a wire netting 16 inclosing thelamp and in electrical contact with the stand or upright, of a conductor1S leading to the lamp and from thence to the brush or brushes, and aconductor leading directly to the stand or upright; substantially as andfor the purpose Set forth.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of twoWitnesses.

EDWARD T. GUTBERLILT. WILLIAM R. ISARD. lVitnesses: Y

HERBERT S. ROBINSON, ALFRED A. EIeKs.

